The Drone Racing League (DRL) has today announced two new US broadcasting deals. First, a streaming partnership with Twitter and second, a broadcast agreement with NBC and NBC Sports. Both platforms will air the 2019 DRL Allianz World Championship Season. The season premiers on Sunday, August 11, 2019 at 2pm ET on NBC and Twitter. The move to live stream on Twitter should … [Read more...] about DRL Announces US Broadcast Deals with Twitter and NBC for 2019 Season
Periscope to Launch Live Drone Streaming
Twitter's video streaming platform, Periscope, is about to open up to live drone streaming. DJI pilots will soon be able to stream footage straight from their drone onto the social media platform. If you haven't heard of Periscope yet, the idea is pretty simple. It's been designed to help you 'explore the world in real time through someone else's eyes'. Using Periscope, any … [Read more...] about Periscope to Launch Live Drone Streaming
Birds: Make Way for the Twitter Drone
Facebook has one, Google has one, and now there's another cool Internet company developing a drone: welcome the Twitter Drone. While Facebook and Google have grand plans to bring the Internet to all four corners of the world, Twitter has a simpler - and perhaps more immediately profitable - idea. Social media giant Twitter has applied to the US Patent and Trademark Office … [Read more...] about Birds: Make Way for the Twitter Drone
Details and Tweets From the FAA’s BLOS Announcement at Unmanned Systems Expo 2015
Wednesday morning, FAA administrator Michael Huerta addressed the attendees of AUVSI's Unmanned Systems conference in Atlanta. Mr Huerta's big announcement was the FAA's new initiative to research and, eventually, authorize beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) flights for drones. BLOS flights have always been a necessary part of the evolution of drones and the UAV plans of companies … [Read more...] about Details and Tweets From the FAA’s BLOS Announcement at Unmanned Systems Expo 2015
Smile! A Drone Is About to Take Your Picture
from Nick Bilton at bits.blogs.nytimes.com If you present people with a new, exciting technology, chances are they will use it to take photographs of themselves. Take drones, those hovering, helicopter-like flying devices that the military has used for years and that are slowly, in miniaturized form, finding their way into the consumer world. Over the last few years, … [Read more...] about Smile! A Drone Is About to Take Your Picture
